Reigning Moto2 World Champion Diogo Moreira will head into subsequent week’s Sepang MotoGP official check on the again of spectacular progress in the course of the shakedown.
The LCR Honda rider acquired off to a modest begin on the primary day with a time of two minutes 0.894 seconds, eighth out of 9 riders (+2.803 seconds).
On Friday, the Brazilian continued to experiment together with his bike setup and improved his time to 1:59.930, breaking the two-minute barrier for the primary time.
Though the hole to the chief had narrowed to 2.022 seconds, Moreira as soon as once more completed forward of solely KTM check rider Mika Kallio.
The most important enchancment got here on Saturday’s last day, when Moreira improved by over 1.5 seconds in the course of the time assault, setting a finest time of 1:58.338, which positioned him sixth on the timesheets.
Moreira was nonetheless 1.165 seconds behind Honda’s pacesetter Aleix Espargaro, however he surpassed rookie rival Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pramac Yamaha) for the primary time this week.
“It was a constructive check. We realized lots and tried totally different setups each lap,” stated Moreira.
“On the morning of the ultimate day, I centered on my time assault and achieved good velocity.
“We nonetheless want to grasp the main points and proceed working. We will not wait to begin testing subsequent week.”
Moreira and LCR will unveil the brand new 2026 Professional Honda livery on Sunday.
The Sepang MotoGP official check, by which Moreira will compete with the total premier class lineup for the primary time since his debut in Valencia final November, shall be held from February third to fifth.
